is a railway station in the town of Mogami, Yamagata, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Sakaida Station is served by the Rikuu East Line, and is located 55.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kogota Station. Station layout The station has one platform, serving a bidirectional single track. The platform was originally an island platform, but there are no longer any tracks on one side. The station is unattended. History Sakaida Station opened on November 1, 1917. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on April 1, 1987. Surrounding area See also List of railway stations in Japan External links JR East Station information Railway stations in Yamagata Prefecture Rikuu East Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1917 Mogami, Yamagata